A lot of books in this thread that I remember reading - Encyclopedia Brown, The Hardy Boys, The Three Investigators, the old "you were there" historical novel series and then as I got a bit older, I moved up to the adult books (had to get special permission to browse the adult section of the library), but the two previous authors probably made the biggest impression. Verne was my gateway into SF, although Alexander Key also helped open that door. Altsheler started a life long fascination in the American Civil War in specific and history in general.
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